The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Diversified Marine Completes M/V Edwin Rider for Vulcan Materials
[By: Laborde Products] Diversified Marine has completed construction of the M/V Edwin Rider, a new inland towboat built for Vulcan...
Trump Orders Removal of Ford-Class's Electromagnetic Systems
Nine years after announcing his preference for steam catapults, President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove the ele...
Trump Orders Navy to Look at Foreign Shipbuilding Options
In a memo released Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a foreign-shipbuilding plan that his Office of Management and B...
Windward Power Systems Repowers Boston Harbor Ferry M/V Outward Bound
[By: Laborde Products] As part of a major mid-life refit completed by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Windward Power Systems repowere...
HGK Has a $14.5B Plan to Make the Rhine Barge Fleet Ready for Drought
German barge line HGK has put out a policy recommendation for a generational investment in new tonnage for the nation's inland fle...
Geopolitical Turmoil Drives Improved Results and Higher Costs for Boxships
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd both reported quarterly earnings on Thursday, August 13, and while they highlighted the turmoil in global m...
Egypt Disavows Association with Cargo Ship Attacked by Houthis
Egyptian authorities issued statements disavowing any association with the small cargo ship Tihama that the Houthis attacked, kill...
India's Big Boost for Maritime Oil & Gas Exploration
The Indian government is looking to reduce its 90% reliance on imported crude by providing an $8.8 billion boost to private sector...
Swedish Prosecutors Extend Detention of Captain in Fatal Boating Collision
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday, August 13, asked the court for a two-week extension of the detention of the captain of the cargo...
Explosion Kills One and Injures Others at Fuel Storage in Port of Rotterdam
Dutch police confirmed that one person was killed and at least six others were injured in an explosion at the Gunvor Energy facili...